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Matt Massicotte
Programmers are usually fed a steady diet of features and bug fixes. But occasionally they get to work on performance problems. This development methodology is known as intermittent fasting.
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Show threadSean CoatesMay 21
@mattiem reluctant ⭐️-click, but still deserved
Show threadWhat’s That Function SwiftUIMay 21
@mattiem You need to go stand in the corner and think about what you have done, young man! 😆
Show threadThe Witch of Crow BriarMay 21
@wtfSwiftUI @mattiem That’s usually the first step in performance improvements, yes.
Show threadBrian WebsterMay 21
@mattiem Matt
Show threadMatt MassicotteMay 21
@bwebster <takes a deep bow>
Show threadGregatron5May 21
@mattiem @vmstan I’m so sorry I can only boost, favorite, and bookmark this toot. It deserves more and is pure gold 🏅
Show threadMichael LysonsMay 21
@mattiem 😂😂😂
Show threadBrandonMay 21
@mattiem 👏
Show threadCesare ForelliMay 21
@mattiem Matt
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 21
@mattiem Matt.
Show threadJason SadlerMay 21

@mattiem Allow me to add my voice to the choir.

Matt.

Show threadBruce CloutierMay 21
@mattiem or work on built-in obsolescence. That methodology known as intermittent slowing.
Show threadSysAdmin1138May 21
@mattiem God damn it.
Show threadFrançois-OlivierMay 22
@mattiem Hahaha 🤣
Show threadMartin's pipe dreamsMay 22
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Show threadllewellyMay 22
@mattiem what, are there still performance problems that can't be solved by throwing on another datacenter powered by an unlicensed nuclear reactor?
Show threaddavecbMay 26
@llewelly @mattiem A queue backing up from something other than lack of power (:-))
Show threadthe vessel of morgannaMay 26
@mattiem booooooo
Show threadJohan Nyström-PerssonMay 26
@mattiem I would also categorise periodic refactoring and simplification (in so far as it genuinely is a simplifying and cleaning up) as intermittent fasting.
Show threadFelix EckhardtMay 26
@mattiem This is why the security in most systems suck. Nobody wants to invest or work on it.
Show threadan actual busMay 27

@felix_eckhardt @mattiem Well, sometimes the issue is that you're dealing with something that has grown throughout the years and was never meant to be what it is today, and trying to implement security mesures has you run into rabbit holes and cascading problems.

Source: this is my exact job description

Show threadFelix EckhardtMay 28

@renardboy @mattiem Of course there is not only one reason for poor security. I have seen a lot of Projects in many different companies and sectors. And they had one thing in common: management is not willing to spend significant money on security unless something went south or regulations required it.

And your case sounds a bit like management is not willing to spend the money needed so you can rewrite what's necessary to have a secure software. Ofc i might be completely wrong on this.

Show threadFelix EckhardtMay 28
@renardboy @mattiem Judging from a distance is hard and there might be other things forcing your company to go on like this. Often enough money is the root cause.
Show threadFelix EckhardtMay 28

@renardboy @mattiem and when regulations require certain security measures it is often hard to find people who really want to invest their time in the topic. Thats ofc not the case for everyone. But I actually heard people say things like "I just want to build features" and I sensed that security is just some obstacle in their work and not part of their work.

That's different on your side? I think that's awesome ❤️

Show threadAinsley LowbeerMay 26
@mattiem Have you met @JenMsft? I believe you would get along.
Show threadÆnðr E. FeldstrawMay 27
@mattiem My main feat is to get performance where none was found before. Usually that involves fixing bugs...
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